•Oh what a beautiful morning! Even weeds took on a special glow when covered with ice and snow, featured in a photo. We can stand back and drink in the beauty of it all since we 'dodged the bullet' so to speak for at least another day. With so much ice projected, the Moberly area received enough Monday night to make things pretty and messy yet spared us the power outages as seen in other parts of the state.

•City of Moberly employees worked to clear the streets of last weekend's snow and spread sand and salt to prepare downtown for the ice storm expected to hit the area on Tuesday.

Wednesday, December 11, 2002

•AmerenUE has awarded a $5,000 Ameren Smart-Lights Grant to the City of Huntsville to help provide energy-efficient lighting at Shields Park. The new lighting will enable the park facilities to be used during the evening hours, as well as enhance safety and security. The total cost of the project is estimated to be more than $5,00 with additional funding provided from the city funds.

Friday, December 11, 1987

•A fire damaged a storage room in Paris High School's industrial building Tuesday morning. Supt. Larry Twellman said the fire was discovered at 11 a.m. in a storage room in the southwest corner of the building, which is separated from the main high school structure. David Wahl, a bus mechanic, who had been in and out of the room during the morning, discovered the blaze and alerted industrial arts teacher Daryl Harrison.

•Orscheln Farm and Home is a contributor again this year in the Moberly Monitor-Index Great Gift giveaway and Shoppers Appreciation Day Dec. 12. Featured in a photo with their gift, a deluxe model GT snow racer complete with steering wheel, are Greg Lewis, Rita Dunkin, Leonard Dunkin, Steve Kilson, Betty Webster and Rudy Meyer, manager.

Tuesday, December 11, 1962

•Fire Chief Sam Stinebaker today advised that a fire-retarding solution be put on Christmas trees. He said such a solution can be made with nine ounces of borax and four ounces of boric acid per gallon of water. This simple precaution may save lives and property," the chief said.

•Bob Shumate, treasurer of the Randolph County Tuberculosis Association, reports that $2,031.55 has been received in the 1962 Christmas Seal campaign.

•The fire department received numerous complaints of a gasoline odor along the Reed Street storm-sanitary sewer, beginning at 11:39 o'clock this morning. Firemen immediately opened hydrants along Reed Street to flush the sewer and began investigating the source of the trouble. The Missouri Power and Light Co., volunteered to help firemen with the problem.

•Fennel Auto and Body Works Inc., established only six years after Moberly was founded and a year before the city was chartered, will have its 90th anniversary and Christmas party tomorrow night. Ninety years of continuous improving sales and service to Moberly and its rural trade territory will be completed this year by Fennel's 201-309 West Coates Street.